ExCo Representative
Nicolas Calvet
Khalifa University
nicolas.calvet(at)ku.ac.ae
ExCo Alternate
CSP News & Analysis
Heliostat concentration boosted by shape-shifting glass 25 Sep 2023
Australia’s liquid sodium solar receiver to be on show in October 18 Sep 2023
Australia’s Vast CSP to include green methanol demo for shipping 6 Sep 2023
What happened with Crescent Dunes? 23 Aug 2023
How can Synhelion’s solar receiver achieve such high temperatures? 16 Aug 2023
Sandia’s green ammonia research matters for a global shipping future 21 Jul 2023
Three Gorges’ new Chinese CSP project tries a double solar field 14 Jul 2023
Australian mining to decarbonize with GlassPoint’s solar steam 12 Jul 2023
AELIUS to champion green ammonia for China’s shipping 22 Jun 2023
Fractal corrosion fix in Gen3 CSP by Ranga Pitchumani 9 Jun 2023
Thermochemical energy storage to deliver Gen3 solar 365 days/yr 1 Jun 2023
Heat-recovery for a solar reactor is tested at ETH Zürich 8 May 2023
Oxygen fix for high-temperature molten-salt degradation (and corrosion) at 620°C 3 May 2023
Recent Journal Publications
Published at Solar Energy – Progress in research and technological advancements of commercial concentrated solar thermal power plants 25 Sep 2023
Published at Royal Society of Chemistry – Catalytic enhancement of production of solar thermochemical fuels: opportunities and limitations 24 Sep 2023
Published at Energy Conversion and Management – Thermodynamic and economic analysis of a multi-energy complementary distributed CCHP system coupled with solar thermochemistry and active energy storage regulation process 18 Sep 2023
Published at Chemical Engineering Journal – Green ammonia to Hydrogen: Reduction and oxidation catalytic processes 11 Sep 2023
CSP News Briefs
Cosin Solar now supplies 1 GW of China’s tower CSP 28 Sep 2023
China to build 100 MW of tower CSP in Tibet 22 Sep 2023
$30 million in DOE funding for solar thermal fuel, heat, or storage 22 Sep 2023
Women in Concentrated Solar opens mentorship program 19 Sep 2023
Solar hydrogen testing begins at CSIRO conference tour site 15 Sep 2023
Egypt launches a solar desalination tender for five CSP projects 12 Sep 2023
Cosin wins bid for new 200 MW Chinese CSP storage/solar field 12 Sep 2023
Gonghe CSP in Qinghai Province runs a record 19 of 24 hours 15 Aug 2023
What CSIRO says about CSP for Australia 9 Aug 2023
MASEN has shortlisted six consortia to build Morocco’s next CSP project at Midelt 8 Aug 2023
Synhelion and CEMEX make further progress toward the world’s first fully solar-powered cement plant 4 Aug 2023
Cosin Solar wins more EPC contracts as China accelerates CSP 2 Aug 2023
Spain seeks thermal energy storage proposals by September 28 Jul 2023